UK construction looks to cement recovery from virus woes

Activity rebounds in June with PMI soaring to 55.3 from just 28.9 in May

Published Mon, Jul 13, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    CRANES whir above the affluent market town of Guildford, south-west of London, as Britain's construction sector cranks back into gear after a damaging coronavirus lockdown.

    Many of the nation's builders downed tools when the government effectively shut the country down on March 23, ordering the public to stay at home as the outbreak took hold.